Ezra Klein’s ‘explanatory journalism’ site Vox.com seems to have concluded that Trevor Noah is guilty of not meeting the high moral standards required of a Daily Show host. (A requirement I wasn’t even aware of until now.) They base this conclusion on half a dozen tweets, out of thousands that the comedian has made over…
In an absolutely stunning revelation, it’s been discovered that Trevor Noah, who will be taking over The Daily Show when Jon Stewart leaves, has made jokes. Jokes that have offended some people. As opposed to all those amazingly funny jokes that offend absolutely nobody. You know, jokes that tend to start with, “Knock, knock…” (Politico,…
This Week’s Stories – Ted Cruz: Why he won’t win, but what he could accomplish. – Indiana: Anti-gay or pro-religion? (Both, maybe?) – Bowe Bergdahl: should he be prosecuted, or has he suffered enough already? – The ungodly mess that is U.S. foreign policy. – The mystery man behind California’s “Sodomite Suppression Act” Links –…
Hillary Clinton deleted all the emails on the private email server she used while Secretary of State, according to the chair of the House committee investigating Benghazi. But she promised that her attorneys looked over everything and made sure all work-related emails were released. I *totally* believe her, because when it comes to sharing with…
You may be a damn good DEA agent, but around here, we do things by the book!—- attend a party with drug cartel hookers, and you’re looking at a two to ten day suspension! “Seven of the 10 DEA agents alleged to have participated in the gatherings — most of which took place at “quarters”…
In his ‘farewell speech‘ disgraced Representative and former Men’s Health cover model Aaron Schock said that his situation was a lot like Abe Lincoln’s. Except for the cheating on his mileage reports. And spending tens of thousands of dollars to decorate his office, Downton Abbey style. And being, in general, a big giant corrupt ass….
Ted Cruz wants people to believe that he has no choice but to sign up for Obamacare. But in reality, as this article details, he could forego an Obamacare exchange if he were willing to pay for the privilege. While Cruz may hate Obamacare, he loves money even more, apparently. (ThinkProgress, 03/25/2015)